Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Deaths | Rate per 1.000 total (live and still) births | |
---|---|---|
Puerperal Sepsis | - | - |
Other Puerperal Causes | 2 | 4.1 |
Total | 2 | 4.1 |
All infants per 1,000 live births | 45 |
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 36 |
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 104 |
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 5 |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 |
Birth Rate.
Death Rate.
Rate per 1000 Births.
Diarrhoea Total Deaths
under 2 years
Under 1 year
England and Wales 14.8 11.8 5.5 59
132 Smaller Towns 15.0 11.3 3.6 53
London 13.2 11.9 12.6 67
Kingston-upon-Thames 12.3 9.7 4.3 45
(iii) Causes of Death.
Male | Female | ||
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 212 | 210 | |
1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - |
2. | Measles | 4 | 1 |
3. | Scarlet Fever | - | - |
4. | Whooping Cough | - | 1 |
5. | Diphtheria | 3 | 1 |
6. | Influenza | 3 | - |
7. | Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - |
8. | Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | - |
9. | Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 23 | 13 |
10. | Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | 4 |
11. | Syphilis | 1 | - |
12. | General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis | 4 | - |
13. | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 22 | 40 |
14. | Diabetes | 1 | 2 |
15. | Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 7 | 19 |